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Consider recommendations regarding Federal Funding for a National Farmworker Jobs Program Grant and Memorandum of Understanding with the Employment Development Department Monitor Advocate Office, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve and authorize the Director of Social Services or designee, to accept a $1,999,999.00 National Farmworker Jobs Program Grant from the Department of Labor Employment Development Department for the budget period of July 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025;
b) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0010175 to increase appropriations in the amount of $1,500,000.00 in the Social Services Department, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act-Workforce Development Board Fund for Salaries and Employee Benefits funded by the National Farmworker Jobs Program Grant funds;
c) Authorize the Director of Social Services, or designee, to execute the Memorandum of Understanding, including Attachments with the Employment Development Department Monitor Advocate Office for the budget period of July 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025;
d) Authorize the Director of Social Services, or designee to accept the grant award from the Department of Labor for the National Farmworker Jobs Program for the term of July 1, 2024 through September 30, 2028, and to accept subsequent funding for three subsequent program years not to exceed $7,999,996.00;
e) Authorize the Director of Social Services, or designee, to extend the period of performance with the Department of Labor for the National Farmworker Jobs Program and allocate the amount of unused funds from the previous Fiscal Year budget to the next Fiscal Year Budget, subject to appropriations and budget approval;
f) Adopt a Resolution amending the Salary Resolution to allocate five (5) legal positions to the Department of Social Services, effective November 11, 2024; and
g) Determine that the approval of the recommended action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), since the recommended action is a government administrative activity, which does not involve commitment to any specific project which may result in potentially significant physical impact on the environment.